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Can you believe it is just four years since the first Assassin’s Creed arrived at retail? There have been some serious changes in the market during that time, from the arrival of high-end smartphones putting pressure on consoles through to changes in the gaming demographic, but through it all Ubisoft’s …
Read More »Jurassic Park delayed on Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 versions of Jurassic Park: The Game won’t be released in Europe until 2012, developer Telltale Games has announced. The game is still due for release on PS3 and PC on November 15th, however. Europe is a big deal to us so we’re working hard to have the …
Read More »IGN lands YouTube game channel deal
YouTube is to launch a new video games channel powered by the IGN Network. Called START, the project is being run in conjunction with Shine Group. It will include both pre-recorded and live broadcasts as well as content not found on the IGN website. The service is due to launch …
Read More »Finished Wii U to showcase at E3 2012
Planned release of next-gen console 'in next fiscal year'
Read More »Kinect sales reach 10m
Microsoft has celebrated Kinect’s first birthday this week by announcing lifetime sales of 10m units for the device. There’s a flip-side to the news, however. Kinect sold a record-breaking 8m units in its first 60 days on sale. In the 10 months that have followed it has managed to shift …
Read More »Rising Star to publish Akai Katana in Europe
Adventurous publisher Rising Star Games has announced a third Cave shooter for the European market – Akai Katana. The game was originally released on Xbox 360 in Japan in May of this year, though the game was region locked meaning all but the most ardent importers were prevented from playing …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Yes, Battlefield 3 is No.1
EA’s marketing drive has been a success with news that DICE developed shooter Battlefield 3 is the new UK No.1. It sold enough copies to become the 10th biggest week one seller in UK history. In revenue terms it’s the ninth biggest. Compared to EA’s 2010 shooting release Medal of …
Read More »Siri now running on iPhone 4
Siri, the ‘digital assistant’, that Apple bundles with the iPhone 4S,has been hackedto work on earlier Apple devices including the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch. iPhone hacker Steven Troughton-Smith demonstrated theported Siri in a video, adding that Siri was completely functional on the iPhone 4 despite the single core processor. …
Read More »Sega Sammy reports revenue and profit falls
Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings has reported a fall in both revenue and profit for the six months ending September 30th. Revenue fell to 1.2bn, a decline of 29.9 per cent. Net profit fell 83.7 per cent to 30m. Unsurprisingly the Japanese earthquake was the chief culprit in the …
Read More »Sega signs Arkedo Studio publishing deal
Digital games developer Arkedo Studio has unveiled a new partnership” with publisher Sega. The first game to be born of the deal will be called Project Hell Yeah! Arkedo’s previous titles include Nintendo DS pair Big Bang Mini and Nervous Brickdown, as well as the Arkedo Series on the Indie …
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